As The Local is reporting, activists gave a pedestrian crossing outside of the Russian embassy in Stockholm a rainbow makeover in protest of Russia's so-called "gay propaganda" laws that have sparked an international debate over participation in the forthcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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Local police officers were not too pleased by the incident, and say it will "probably be classified as vandalism or a violation of traffic regulations."

"Protesting is one thing, it has to be done. But this is wrong even if the objective is something else," Ulf Lindgren of Stockholm police is quoted as saying. "There's a risk it can create danger for those using the crossing as they should look a certain way."

Interestingly, Australian LGBT protesters echoed the same sentiments as their Swedish counterparts by chalking sidewalks in rainbow colors and raising a gay pride flag outside of the Russian embassy in Sydney.

"People were reporting where to get chalk because of the volatility in supply over the weekend; the variety stores ran out of chalk and were quite perplexed as to why chalk was in such demand," organizer James Brechney told news.com.au. "But we do expect chalk supplies to replenish during the week.”

Activists holding placards depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, participate at a protest against Russia's new law on gays, in central London, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. Hundreds of protesters, called for the Winter 2014 Olympic Games to be taken away from Sochi, Russia, because of a new Russian law that bans "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" and imposes fines on those holding gay pride rallies. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)